The Great Compromise And Our Constitution Formative Assessment
- 1.The first written plan for the government of the United States was called the
- A.
American Constitution.
- B.
Articles of Confederation.
- C.
Colonial Confederation.
- D.
Constitution of the United States.
- 2.Why did the authors of the Articles of Confederation want a federal government with little power?
- A.
They did not favor a government that gave power to the southern states.
- B.
They considered themselves thirteen separate states rather than one nation.
- C.
They had just freed themselves from the domination of a strong, powerful government in Great Britain.
- D.
They wanted local governments to have the most power since that form of government was closest to the people.
- 3.The purpose of the Constitutional Convention, which was held in Philadelphia in 1787, was to
- A.
Sign the Treaty of Paris.
- B.
Select the nation’s new president.
- C.
Revise the Articles of Confederation.
- D.
Draft a Declaration of Independence.
- 4.The U.S. Constitution was actually singed by only two of Georgia’s four delegates. The two signers were William Few and
- A.
Abraham Baldwin.
- B.
Button Gwinnett.
- C.
Thomas Jefferson.
- D.
George Walton.
- 5.What made the legislative branch of state government the most powerful under the Georgia constitution adopted in 1777?
- A.
They had the most members
- B.
They appointed the governor and the judges in the Judicial Branch
- C.
They were appointed by the governor
- D.
They were appointed by the judges in the Judicial Branch
- 6.Which provision was part of the Articles of Confederation?
- A.
The government had a strong president and national court system.
- B.
The new government had a unicameral legislature, with each state having one vote.
- C.
The new central government controlled states’ currencies or monies.
- D.
The new government had the power to regulate trade between states.
- 7.What was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
- A.
The state governments were weak.
- B.
The federal government was weak
- C.
The federal government represented all thirteen states.
- D.
The Articles of Confederation was not ratified by all the states.
- 8.What benefit did the Constitution provide that the Articles of Confederation did not?
- A.
It provided for a weak federal government with no chief executive, the president.
- B.
It provided for a strong federal government but included limits on government power.
- C.
It included a unicameral legislature that based representation on population.
- D.
It expanded the rights of individual states.
- 9.How is the number of a state’s representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives determined?
- A.
By population based on the U.S. Census.
- B.
By the Constitution, which specifies two representatives for each state.
- C.
By the physical size of each state.
- D.
By each state according to their number of state legislators.
- 10.There are three main voting qualifications for Georgia voters. Which of the following is NOT a qualification?
- A.
Being a citizen of the USA
- B.
Being born in the USA
- C.
Registering to vote
- D.
Being a resident of Georgia
- 11.The House of Representatives and the Senate pass a bill. It is sent to the president, who has the power to VETO it, thus preventing it from becoming a law.
- A.
Comparing and contrasting
- B.
Presidential Authority
- C.
Presidential Politics
- D.
Checks and Balances
- 12.The Legislative Branch has the power to declare war. The president is the Commander-in-Chief, therefore has the power to execute the war as he sees fit.
- A.
Partition of Defense
- B.
Blitzkrieg Defense
- C.
Separation of Power
- D.
Detachment of War Powers
- 13.Which of the following is considered a “right” of a citizen?
- A.
Paying taxes
- B.
Following laws
- C.
Life, liberty, and property
- D.
Serving on a jury
- 14.Which of the following is considered a “responsibility” of Georgia’s citizens?
- A.
Paying taxes
- B.
Hunting and fishing
- C.
Banishment and whipping as punishment for crime
- D.
Freedom of conscience
- 15.How many houses for the legislative branch of government were established by the U.S. Constitution and Georgia’s current constitution?
- A.
Three (tricameral)
- B.
One (unicameral)
- C.
Two (bicameral)
- D.
Four (quadcameral)
- 16.Which is the largest branch (in size) of the federal and state governments?
- A.
Executive
- B.
Legislative
- C.
Judicial
- D.
They are all the same size
- 17.How many members does each state have in the U.S. Senate?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
Determined by the population of state
- D.
Varies depending on the size of the state
- 18.What divisive issue at the 1787 Constitutional Convention was settled by the Great Compromise?
- A.
Concern over each states’ representation in congress
- B.
Concern over the morality of slavery
- C.
Concern over each states’ contribution to the national military
- D.
Concern over each states’ contribution to the national tax base
- 19.What was the motive behind the Three-Fifths Compromise, which counted slaves as only three-fifths of a person for official population counts?
- A.
Northern states wanted to prevent southern states from having control of the U.S. Senate.
- B.
Northern states wanted slaves to be counted in the population so they could gain the rights of citizens.
- C.
Northern states wanted to prevent southern states from having control of the House of Representatives.
- D.
Southern states did not want to count slaves as citizens because they considered slaves as property, not citizens.
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